Causes of the American Revolution
This slogan protested unfair British taxes.
What is “No taxation without representation”?
The war between Great Britain and the 13 colonies began in this year.
What is 1175 but I will allow 1776?
The Declaration of Independence was signed on this date.
What is July 4, 1776
First government of the United States.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Meeting held in Philadelphia to fix the Articles.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
These laws taxed paper goods, tea, and sugar.
What are the Stamp Act, Tea Act, and Sugar Act?
The American Revolution ended with independence in this year.
What is 1783?
Author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Under the Articles, most power belonged to these governments.
What are the states?
The Constitution created this many branches of government.
What is three?
British economic system that forced colonies to trade only with Great Britain.
What is mercantilism?
According to Thomas Paine, colonists should do this.
What is declare independence from Great Britain?
Three natural rights listed in the Declaration.
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
One weakness of the Articles: Congress could not do this.
What is collect taxes?
Principle that divides power among branches of government.
What is separation of powers?
This 1770 event increased colonial anger toward Britain.
What is the Boston Massacre?
Distance between Britain and the colonies made ruling difficult.
What is geographic distance?
The Declaration states that government gets its power from this
What is the consent of the governed?
This rebellion showed the weaknesses of the Articles.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
System that allows branches to limit each other’s power.
What are checks and balances?
Thomas Paine’s pamphlet that argued independence was the best choice.
What is Common Sense?*
Britain passed these laws to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable (Coercive) Acts?
Philosopher whose ideas inspired the Declaration.
Who is John Locke?
One success of the Articles that helped organize western lands.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
The highest law of the United States.
What is the Constitution?